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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend the Jack and Jill Chicago | ||||||
| 4 | Chapter for its work to encourage the leadership development | ||||||
| 5 | of African American children into future leaders; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. is a membership | ||||||
| 7 | organization of mothers with children, ages 2 to 19, dedicated | ||||||
| 8 | to nurturing future African American leaders by strengthening | ||||||
| 9 | children through leadership development, volunteer service, | ||||||
| 10 | philanthropic giving, and civic duty; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Jack and Jill of America, Inc.'s objectives | ||||||
| 12 | include creating a medium of contact for children that will | ||||||
| 13 | stimulate growth and development and providing children | ||||||
| 14 | constructive educational, cultural, civic, health, | ||||||
| 15 | recreational, and social programs; since 1938, the | ||||||
| 16 | organization has dedicated its resources to improving the | ||||||
| 17 | quality of life of children, particularly for all African | ||||||
| 18 | American children; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The Jack and Jill Chicago Chapter has operated | ||||||
| 20 | since 1947, focusing on initiatives to equip members and youth | ||||||
| 21 | with the power to make a difference in the lives of children | ||||||
| 22 | and communities in Chicago and around the country; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Jack and Jill Chicago Chapter has maintained | ||||||
| 2 | a fervent commitment to service and community support with | ||||||
| 3 | mothers and teens, building relationships with organizations | ||||||
| 4 | like the Chicago Urban League, Humble Beginnings, IGNITE, and | ||||||
| 5 | Chicago Youth Programs, and the organization's teen group | ||||||
| 6 | previously won first place at the 2021 Midwest Regional Teen | ||||||
| 7 | Leadership Conference for charitable giving; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, The Jack and Jill Chicago Chapter provides a | ||||||
| 9 | focus on social activism, leadership development, legislative | ||||||
| 10 | advocacy, cultural awareness, and educational activities, | ||||||
| 11 | including helping introduce Jack and Jill children of all ages | ||||||
| 12 | to the act of protesting and standing up with confidence for | ||||||
| 13 | their rights as African American children and teenagers while | ||||||
| 14 | learning how to create a vision and how to achieve that goal in | ||||||
| 15 | the process by mobilizing the community at large to rally | ||||||
| 16 | behind a common cause; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, The Jack and Jill Chicago Chapter also includes a | ||||||
| 18 | Father's Auxiliary to encourage the involvement of fathers at | ||||||
| 19 | every level of the organization to assist mothers in | ||||||
| 20 | delivering programming that stimulates the growth and | ||||||
| 21 | development of children; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we commend the Jack and Jill Chicago Chapter for its | ||||||
| 3 | dedication and work to encourage the growth and development of | ||||||
| 4 | African American children into future leaders; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the Jack and Jill Chicago Chapter as an | ||||||
| 8 | expression of our esteem and respect. | ||||||